Vocabulary

salt water; brine

main thread (of a story)

permanent construction

principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image

bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance

every second

end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)

to taste; to savor; to savour; to relish

esoteric Buddhism; Tantric Buddhism; Vajrayana; secret Buddhist teachings; Mikkyō

shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically

private ownership

sterilised; sterilized; sterile; pasteurised; pasteurized; germ-free

without notice; without leave (e.g. absence)

noted product; local specialty

to name; to call; to christen; to term

copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing

(writing, painting) brush

deadly poison

leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage

dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)

Bhaisajyaguru; Pindola; The Healing Buddha

supremacy; predominance; being superior to

brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic

in name but not in reality

prostitute; harlot

foresight; foreknowledge; divination

blank space; margin; blank canvas

childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

little girl

wool

needless

to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

back and front; inside and outside; both sides

way (of doing things); method; style; fashion

setting off (on a trip); departure

boarder; boarding student

to meet; to assemble; to gather

new book; new publication

report; declaration